Disc rot occurs when CDs, DVDs or similar optical discs deteriorate, becoming unreadable or creating playback issues such as ...

Maintaining and preserving physical media is more important than ever, but the depressing reality of disc rot plagues film fans everywhere.

The debate between physical media aficionados versus streaming service subscribers continues to rage, even as physical media ...

Disc rot is not a new phenomenon, but as ArsTechnica notes, properly-cared-for DVDs should be playable for up to 100 years, ...

release produced between 2006 and 2008. A rash of disc rot plaguing discs produced by Warners between those years has been ruining collections for years, with reports beginning as early as 2020.